Russia

Russia has released designs for their participation at Milan Expo 2015. Taking into consideration Russia´s most successful world EXPO pavilions, which the country has been producing since 1851, and the importance of ´green technologies,´ SPEECH has designed an expansive 4000-square-meter timber structure with a pronounced roofline that features a mirrored canopy extending 30-meters over the pavilion´s main entrance.

Aedas, the world´s fifth-largest architecture firm, has announced a de-merger in a bid to increase its urban high-rise portfolio. The de-merger is designed to allow both its branches to focus on their respective strengths and grow the businesses in different directions.